Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1889 — The Old-Fashioned Deestriet Skule. [ARTICLE]

The Old-Fashioned Deestriet Skule.

The remarkable, laughable, old-fashioned, time-honered representation oi the school system of forty years ago will,by request, be repeated at the Opera House, on Thursday evening, August 22d, by some of Rensselaer’s most prominent citizens No citizen that enjoys something laughable,or that would have his liver invigorated, can afford to absent himself from this performance. Many quaint things of years gone by, will be literally reproduced by the personal enjoyed at the skule. Everything will be represented and enacted true to life as nature and custom then demanded? Come one, come al!, ome everybody. Admission 15 cents. Reserv ed seats 25 cents. Tickets on sale at Hardman’s Jewelry store.

There will be Harvest Excursions Aug. 20, Sept. 10, 24, and Oct. 8 viaL. N A.<fc C. and connections to points west, north-west and south west. One first class fare for the round trip. Patrons and teachers of the schools of the county are invited to call at the Post Office book store, before going elsewhere. During the first five montns oi Mr. Harrison’s term 13’000 changes in fourth-class post were made, against 4.000 by Mr. Cleveland in the same period. In the same time Harriion made 1,059 presidential appointments, as against Cleveland’s 854- “Do you want to see how the machine works?” Prises of millinery, ladies’ and gents summer underwear cut m two, Chicago Bargain Store.

B Forsythe, of the Chicago Bargain btore, was to the city this week and purchased a fine stock of shoes slippers and boots at 50 per cent, discount, and most of them are the ?™dard braud of Phelps, Dodge, Palmer & Co1 his is the policy of a prescient who, when a senator, delivered himself of this invocation: I do lift up a hearty prayer that we may never have a president who will not either pursue, and compel his cabinet advisers to pursue, the civilservice policy pure and simple and upon a j ust basis, allowing men accused to be heard, and deciding against them only upon competent proof and fairly. Either have that kind of a civil service, or, for God’s sake, let us have that other frank and bold, if brutal method of turning men and women out simply for political opinion. Let us have one or the other. President Harrison promised the one but is pursuing ’ the other”—except that, instead of being “frank and bold, il brutal,” his policy is canting and hypocritical. Is it any wonder that the flavor in his speeches and the taking of a “pastor” with him on Sunday excursions has not saved Benjamin Harrison from the contempt of honest men in both parties w] ode spise a Pharisee and a promise breaker?

Bargains:—ln order to make room for a larger stock of golds, J. E. Spitler, at the postoihee wdl close out his stock or stationery, books, etc. at a bargain. Loose’s Red Clover Pills Cure Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, ladiges t on, Constipation. 25c per Box, 5 boxes for sl. For sale by Long & Eger. &